UNABSORBED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

unabsorbed

adjective

Definition of unabsorbed

as in absent

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Recent Examples of unabsorbed When taken on an empty stomach, these types of supplements may pass through largely unabsorbed, leading to minimal or no benefits. — Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 6 May 2026 This can reduce the amount of the nutrient that enters your bloodstream, with the unabsorbed portion passing through your digestive system. — Lauren Manaker, SELF, 23 Mar. 2026 Bacterial Imbalances Iron supplements, especially unabsorbed iron, can change the balance of bacteria in your gut. — Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 31 Oct. 2025 Orlistat can cause digestive problems because unabsorbed fat passes into and lingers in the colon. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025 The blood-red remnant seen on cloth is visible due to the leftover light wavelengths that remain unabsorbed by the condiment’s chemical composition. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025 The company reported a net income of $95 million for the quarter, compared to $58 million in the previous year, with the increase attributed to higher volumes and lower unabsorbed costs. — Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024 University of Vienna's Lukas Kenner theorizes that clumps of concentrated, unabsorbed antibiotics attached to the surface of nanoplastics could provide the perfect breeding ground for bacteria to become resistant to the medication. — Joe Salas, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2024

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unabsorbed

Adjective

Their carefully polished self-narrative was completely absent.

— Jessica Schaefer, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Kelce himself was absent ahead of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Monday season opener.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of absent

Adjective

As materials pass through hubs like Singapore, their origins often become increasingly abstracted.

— Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Affecting meaningful change — or suffering from the lack of it — has become so abstracted for the rich and powerful that everything feels like entertainment to them.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025

Definition of abstracted

Adjective

The Giants have played sloppy and unfocused baseball for most of the season.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
The studio removed the horror elements from the movie—in which Mulder and Scully are pulled out of retirement to consult on a case involving a missing agent—leaving it unfocused and unsatisfying.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of unfocused

Adjective

That Diamond song, a staple anthem at sporting events, is what vice-captain Mel Reid said — or tried to say with a lost voice — helped find Europe a way out of their low mood on Saturday evening.

— Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Besides several days of lost revenue, the business now faces additional costs to beef up its security.

— Charles Keeshan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of lost

Adjective

Her face crumples amid strained phone calls with A’s oblivious mother, while her eyes blaze like a four-alarm fire during a crushing panic attack brought on by a pushy date.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
And a surprising number of people, for good or bad, are totally oblivious to their own motivations.

— Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of oblivious

Adjective

In the moment, however, Martins imbues tremendous intrigue through snippets of the seemingly distracted middle-aged driver, Wesley (Renato Novaes), and eventually, through the crash itself.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 Sep. 2026
Following instructions from the kidnappers (unbeknownst to his increasingly agitated comrades), Lee drives out to meet them for the exchange, only to wreck his car and become distracted saving a nearby woman, Hua (Moon Lee).

— Jake Cole, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026

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